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Mark (Mark)
Posted on Thursday, August 29, 2002 - 06:41 pm:   

Yep, Elliot will probably get the gig at XL102, which will be the first affiliate of the Elliot Radio Network. I still think they should've went with Bubba TLS.
 

Mark (Mark)
Posted on Saturday, August 31, 2002 - 11:55 am:   

Also, Don & Mike will return to PM Drive live the day after Labor Day.
 

Ambulancechaser (Ambulancechaser)
Posted on Sunday, September 01, 2002 - 05:27 pm:   

I like Elliot. It's a poor man's Stern kind of show, but it's entertaining nonetheless. I'd still rather listen to Morning Edition or Imus (if he has newsworthy guests on), but Elliot would eclipse Tony Bruno or Big Al has my third option for the morning drive.

I also like that D&M are returning to afternoon drive. If they didn't sound distant enough on WHAN's East German-quality signal, they were on tape-delay too.
 

Mark (Mark)
Posted on Wednesday, September 04, 2002 - 08:49 am:   

It was great to hear D&M back live. All this O&A talk was getting old. I know it was a huge story, but jeez, do you have to milk it that much, and not even have a live interview with the duo?

Don said "one blow, four heads-four heads in a duffel bag" on the show yesterday referring to Opie, Anthony, and the suspended Ken Stevens and Jeremy Coleman.

Howard Stern invited them on his show. Stern didn't lie "they had a good deal going-and they blew it." Stern deemed it as bad judgement, which it was.

O&A always win in the end? Yeah right, on a Cumulus station in Nashville maybe.
 

Anonymous
Posted on Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 10:38 am:   

Once technical issues are ironed out, look for WRXL/Richmond to simulcast Elliot in the Morning from co-owned WWDC (DC101)/Washington. www.fmqb.com
 

Ambulancechaser (Ambulancechaser)
Posted on Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 03:52 pm:   

Does that mean we'll also be getting DC commercials and traffic updates, or is one of the techical issues the ability to cut away for Richmond-specific spots? I guess what I'm getting at is, from what I understand of syndicated shows, the local affiliates have to portion their breaks as a certain percentage of commercials from the syndicator's own account and a certain percentage from local advertisers, right? Is a one-station simulcast done the same way, or is it just a rebroadcast of a continuous feed, like 990/1340?
 

== (Lucas_Foxx)
Posted on Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 05:05 pm:   

I'd assume it would run like Dee Snider did. We would have commercial windows where we put spots and traffic. Some programs have one or two breaks an hour where they will play the "national" spots before going into the window. The hard part will be not saying, "...coming up next on DC101."
 

Frank_Dreben (Frank_Dreben)
Posted on Friday, September 06, 2002 - 07:14 am:   

Where's Wicker? and who's replacing him?
 

Mark (Mark)
Posted on Friday, September 06, 2002 - 08:47 am:   

Wicker is suprisingly gone, and replacing Wicker is, Billy Surf. Surf will move from afternoons to mornings, and now the afternoon spot is left open.
 

Dan_Evans (Dan_Evans)
Posted on Friday, September 06, 2002 - 08:56 am:   

Gezz folks i have been gone for a while due to busy schedules and a fiannce in New Jersey just across the river from NYC. Dee Snider i see is gone thanks to CC possibly firing him and his crew to low ratings and as far as Wicker goes...hate to see the guy go, from what i heard he was a good guy who loved Richmond. then again I wish we could have the Old Q Zoo back in town. Yes betty I want your old buddies back. Who could ever forget the fun they had and everyday at the end the would say and remember richmond we love you. As far as dee's replacement, guess CC can't afford to take a chance on a local show so the DC101 guy will have to do i guess. God bless us all
 

Frank_Dreben (Frank_Dreben)
Posted on Friday, September 06, 2002 - 06:52 pm:   

I'll miss Wicker, he wasn't (isn't?) the funniest guy around but he did seem genuine and he wasn't obnoxious.

But Surf??!? He's not a morning guy, I don't believe he'll last very long in that slot. I also don't think too many adults will stick around to listen to "Billy". Maybe he'll surprise me, but I doubt it. Oh well... Good luck Surf, you'll need it.
 

Anonymous
Posted on Saturday, September 07, 2002 - 10:08 am:   

Frank, do you think they placed Billy there because they thought he was better in mornings than Wicker. No, Wicker was making too much money. They gave Surf a $6,000 raise and saved the money they were paying Wicker. Betty will carry the show now.
 

Anonymous
Posted on Saturday, September 07, 2002 - 02:05 pm:   

Well, there's the 10% budget cut CC wanted. They wanted 20% in 2000, another 10% last year, and now, another 10%. I must be using the old math. That seems like an awful lot. Somebody is still making money. It's not the stock holders and it sure as hell isn't the employees. You young kids just getting started, take note. Take car of your car. You'll never be able to afford a new one. And don't worry yourself about professionalism. They aren't interested in professionals. Any dumb ••• off the street can read a card. As soon as you think you are getting good ratings and deserve a raise, you'll be replaced by another dumb ••• card reader. And don't even think about playing a song that is not scheduelled. Those songs have been researched and proven to be from bands that are playing company promoted events in other markets.
 

== (Lucas_Foxx)
Posted on Sunday, September 08, 2002 - 01:44 pm:   

Reynolds doesn't make enough aluminium foil to help me pick up the Redskins on the radio this year.
 

Frank_Dreben (Frank_Dreben)
Posted on Sunday, September 08, 2002 - 09:56 pm:   

Anon #2-
As soon as I wrote my last post, I thought about the responsibilty now being on Betty.

But, why pay Wicker (or anyone) a bunch of money if you're just going to use that as excuse to can them? I guess that's radio logic. It just seems that Billy Surf will always have the "teeny bopper" image from way back, and for some, that's a bad thing.

I do see at least one positive about this whole thing...
It's not a syndicated show
 

Ambulancechaser (Ambulancechaser)
Posted on Monday, September 09, 2002 - 11:17 am:   

XL102 ran a spot at 9 this morning touting an earthshaking event on Friday, or somesuch--then mentioned the name "Bubba."

Does that mean the Tampa guy is coming here, and Elliot isn't?
 

4dalejr (4dalejr)
Posted on Monday, September 09, 2002 - 01:33 pm:   

I heard the same thing on XL today. I called there and was told that they will be making an announcement on Friday about BUBBA. I used to live in Tampa where Bubba is based. He is awful. I don't want to listen to the killing of animals on my drive to work. Rush hour is stressful enough.
 

Mark (Mark)
Posted on Monday, September 09, 2002 - 01:52 pm:   

Wait just a minute. So, Elliot isn't coming, but BTLS is? Oh, god no. I heard so many good things about Elliot's show and so many bad things about Bubba's.

Also, there is rumors about Ben & Brian coming to Richmond. But, uh, where? K95 is a Cox station, and right now B&B is CC-regionally syndicated show, not a Premiere-nationally syndicated show.
Now, I could see the B&B Big Top 20 (or is it 30) Countdown coming to Richmond, because it is a Premiere show.

Back to BTLS on XL: Maybe I was right all along (now I'm hoping I'm not)...
 

Ambulancechaser (Ambulancechaser)
Posted on Monday, September 09, 2002 - 03:14 pm:   

Mark, I think you were right. Why would XL tout a big announcement about a show, only to announce that it's not going to air it? I haven't heard many people talk about Bubba, but everything I've heard about him is distinctly negative. I fear he sucks.
 

4dalejr (4dalejr)
Posted on Monday, September 09, 2002 - 03:34 pm:   

Bubba is downright raunchy. I used to live in Tampa, where he is based out of. If you call and complain he calls you a whore and hangs up on you. He has also killed a wild pig on the air. He actually didn't kill it, he had a listener bring it to the station parking lot and castrate it and then slaughter it on the air. I don't need to hear this on my way to work. I cannot believe XL has gone this low. I wish they'd just keep Casey on in the morning, he's doing a good job, he's actually playing music. Take a look at Bubba's website, it will show you what he is. Howard Stern is like Disney compared to Bubba. Go get Stern!!
 

Mark (Mark)
Posted on Monday, September 09, 2002 - 03:37 pm:   

I can't believe the buzz was that Elliot Segal was coming to XL. It was like a friggin' done deal! I can't believe it. That's all I have to say, because they wouldn't air these annoucements if they didn't have any intention to air the show. Maybe a "harder" XL102 on the way, with a shift to Active? OK, I'm dreaming hard...
 

4dalejr (4dalejr)
Posted on Monday, September 09, 2002 - 03:47 pm:   

I'm hoping someone can fill us in on what's going on. DC101 simulcast would have been fine. I miss Tampa so much but not enough to listen to Bubba every day.
 

Dan_Evans (Dan_Evans)
Posted on Monday, September 09, 2002 - 07:22 pm:   

Well folks i heard the new announcement this morning and proceeded to get angry. I am wondering if anyone at CC knows what feedback they are in for. I have heard BTLS on the web and raunchy is the word my same feeling. If CC was looking for a show that is controversial enough to spark a riot well i think they have finally done it. Sadly i would want Dee Snider and his crew back. At least they have brains enough to know that younger ears might be listening. I am wondering if CC ever thought of getting Casey and say Lucas in the morning. Or even Opie and Anthony or the guy from DC101 if you want to air syndicated shows. Anything but BTLS please. Maybe even the Ukrop family can join in on this because this guy is worse than Stern content wise. Mark keep praying buddy XL will not go active. God bless us all
 

4dalejr (4dalejr)
Posted on Monday, September 09, 2002 - 10:16 pm:   

I have bashed Ukrop's for the past year on their holier than thou attitude, but right about now, I am about ready to BEG them to do what they did to Stern. Stern does not offend me but Bubba, he offends me. I could go on and on and on...I'm on a mission here. Who was it with Ukrop's that bought out Stern's contract? How do we contact the individual(s)?

I called XL this morning and talked to some poor dude that just happened to answer the phone on the request line. He claims to have no idea what Bubba is like. I cannot believe he is coming to Richmond. But the thing about Bubba is--he's like a horrible car accident, people just feel compelled to stop and look, which is what they are going to do with Bubba, stop and listen to see how awful it gets.

Ok--I'm off my soapbox, for now. Thanks for letting me rant.
 

Ambulancechaser (Ambulancechaser)
Posted on Monday, September 09, 2002 - 10:30 pm:   

This is funny ... does the vartv guy troll here?

His blurb about Bubba says this: and 'XL102' added fuel to the fire today by running a spot at 9 this morning touting an earthshaking event on Friday, or something to that effect then mentioned the name "Bubba."

And here is what I wrote at 11:17 this morning: XL102 ran a spot at 9 this morning touting an earthshaking event on Friday, or somesuch--then mentioned the name "Bubba."

Glad the old 'Chaser is now an industry source... :)
 

4dalejr (4dalejr)
Posted on Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 09:28 am:   

Did anyone see the tidbit on vartv this morning? They say that this is all a joke and that this is a Friday the 13th joke. I didn't know we did jokes for Friday the 13th, I thought it was April Fool's day where we did practical jokes. Why would they do all of that. This person on vartv (whom I know nothing about) says that it will indeed be Elliott from DC101 on 9/23 as the new morning show. Any thoughts?

He even credits you Ambulance Chaser.....
 

Ambulancechaser (Ambulancechaser)
Posted on Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 10:36 am:   

I just saw that...that's nice of him to do. And yes, the "insider" comment was just a joke. I just like to listen to radio.

As for XL 102, isn't this sort of an obscure joke? I mean, how many in their listenership has ever even heard of "Bubba" (they don't even mention the "Love Sponge" part on the promo)? There are other Bubbas, like our former president, a dancing mechanized bear, and Hightower from "Police Academy."

I'm glad Elliot is coming here, but this all seems a bit overwrought. And what does "going jockless" exactly mean? Does that affect Lucas?
 

Dan_Evans (Dan_Evans)
Posted on Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 11:14 am:   

If this Bubba thing is a hoax and Elliot is coming to town it will be a breath of fresh air. A small part of me fears for Lucas and the other jocks of the thought of 10 days of music and no dj's. Which means all of XL gets pink slipped. I am sure it won't go to that but as bad as Clear Channel is god only knows. God bless.
 

4dalejr (4dalejr)
Posted on Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 11:22 am:   

I hope nothing happens to Casey and/or Lucas. They are great!!
 

Thor is Thor (Thor)
Posted on Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 07:38 pm:   

Thor is amazed at all of this chatter about XL 102. That radio station has sucked for 30 years, it doesn't deserve the attention of even this silly little board. Thor would even welcome conversations about WXGI instead of the lousy and lowly WXRL. Thor has spoken, Thor is wise, Thor is brave, Thor hopes Lucas has his resume updated.
 

Ambulancechaser (Ambulancechaser)
Posted on Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 08:17 pm:   

Okay, you wanna talk about WXGI, let's talk about WXGI. They gonna carry the R-Braves next year? Or are the local nine going to be on the still-to-air, presumptively-sports 1480? How about Big Al? How about VA Tech football? I'd bet 910 would love to switcheroo that one, getting rid of UR football. Etc. etc.
 

Thor is Thor (Thor)
Posted on Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 11:23 pm:   

Ambulancechaser Thor thanks you for talking about WXGI, someone has to. Thor knows WXGI was named after a group of X-World War 2 G.I.'s who bought the station in late 1945. Thor wonders how anyone can make a living working there, but Thor is happy the station has been around and the careers have lasted longer there than the morons (Yes Lucas, this means you) who work at WRXL. Thor has spoken, Thor is brave, Thor is wise, Thor is humble.
 

4dalejr (4dalejr)
Posted on Wednesday, September 11, 2002 - 09:27 pm:   

Who is Thor? Stop pickin' on Lucas...

On another note...My husband sent an email to the XL program director about not wanting "Bubba" here and he got a reply back that simply says "Listen in at 6am Friday morning for a huge surprise" Whtever. I just hope XL doesn't switch their format totally and stop playing OZZY. They are the only station in town who will play OZZY, what gives? He's still got new stuff coming out.
 

Thor is Thor (Thor)
Posted on Wednesday, September 11, 2002 - 10:44 pm:   

Thor says hello to 4dalejr. Thor likes your handle. Thor is still sad about dale's daddy, Thor was there in turn four and she saw everything that occured. Thor hopes your taste in radio stations is good as racing, but if it WRXL you like, then you must really be a Jeff Gordon fan. Thor has spoken, Thor is wise, Thor is brave, Thor's car has racing decals on it.
 

4dalejr (4dalejr)
Posted on Thursday, September 12, 2002 - 08:29 pm:   

Jeff Gordon sucks. It's not that I am such a fan of XL I just don't want Bubba in Richmond, I had enough of him in Tampa and Y101 refuses to play Ozzy.

There is not a DJ on XL tonight.
 

Dan_Evans (Dan_Evans)
Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 05:36 am:   

To all the XL jocks who may have just lost their jobs due to this format change I am sorry. To CC headquarters well I hope you are happy because in a tough job market,now it appears that a few good jocks will now have to type resumes. God bless us all
 

4dalejr (4dalejr)
Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 06:18 am:   

This really SUCKS! Another Y101, just what we need. What we need is new management, let Casey and Lucas do mornings, this sucks. Thank goodness I have satellite radio because I WON'T be listening to this crap anymore.

Dare I say...I would have rather had Bubba than this crap.

Good luck Casey & Lucas
 

Ambulancechaser (Ambulancechaser)
Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 07:35 am:   

Did XL102 make any kind of announcement? Or, did the seas just part, and coming out the other side of some commercial was "active rock"? Does this mean I'll have to feed my afternoon Scorpions fix someplace else? :)

Seriously, if this means that XL's regular, local jocks are gone in favor of more corporte reductionism, I might just have to take my highly sought-after 18-49 male advertising sensibilities to another station. To satisfy Troll, er, Thor, I think I'll go to WXGI.
 

Thor is Thor (Thor)
Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 07:42 am:   

Thor welcomes all former WRXL listeners to WXGI. The number of people crying about XL on this silly little board, equal the number of people who listened to that sorry station over the years. Thor is sad that you are sad, Thor is also sad for poor little Lucas. Thor knows WXGI is looking, so maybe that will help. Thor has spoken, Thor is brave, Thor is wise, Thor is playing Merle Haggard right now.
 

== (Lucas_Foxx)
Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 07:53 am:   

Whatever happens, as someone who has always loved rock, I hope Rock stays in the mix somehow. WRXL is /was one of the last Heritage Rock Stations left. It was an honor to work at call letters that have been the home to Rock and Roll from the time Rock began taking shape as a focused format that served all of us young men as we made our way through a world we didn't create. As a radiophile and life long HÊAD B"NGet, that means something to me.

You win Thor. You can go back to pulling the wings off of flys.
I know who she is now!
You are a very cruel person. I hope you find peace.

Don't worry about me, young 4dalejr.

"You are beaten to earth? Well, well, what's that? Come up with a smiling face. It's nothing against you to fall down flat, but to lie there, that's disgrace."-- Edmund Vance Cooke

To everyone else, thanks for the love.

"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle."-- John Watson

Lucas Foxx
 

Mark (Mark)
Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 09:15 am:   

I guess this is the Active Rock wish I've been wanting. But, I STRONGLY don't believe that Lucas, Casey, Eddie, or B.T. should lose their jobs over this (which I don't think they will). I would move Lucas up to middays (10-12 after Elliot) and Casey to 12-3, BT from 3-7, and a new night jock 7-11, and Loveline 11-1 (that's when alot of east coast stations run it), and Eddie 1-5:30 (Elliot starts at 5:30 I believe).
 

4dalejr (4dalejr)
Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 09:16 am:   

I just can't believe we have another Y101. Right before 6:00 they were playing a Doors song "this is the end" or something like that, then at 6:00 they said "XL102 is dead" Witness the birth of ...then they had a countdown and said "welcome to new rock 102.1, THE X". Then to add more salt to the wounds the first song they played was by the BEASTIE BOYS. I still haven't figured out why people insist they are new ROCK?? They have been around since I was in middle school and they are far from new. I hope this new X is more open minded than Y101, who refuses to play Ozzy, they yelled at me when I asked them to play Soil, said they suck and played Slipknot twice and that's about it.

Now it should be interesting to see who the DJs will be. Good Luck Lucas. You always cracked me up in the evenings. And thanks for the Kyle Petty lunch, it was fun.
 

Ambulancechaser (Ambulancechaser)
Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 09:31 am:   

Well, damn. They're not even going to go by XL102 anymore? Heresy. There was only one XL102; there are like a thousand CC stations called "[Frequency], the [something, usually X or Edge]." I guess that's the point.

Lucas, you seem and sound like a class act. Good luck, whatever happens.
 

Mark (Mark)
Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 10:34 am:   

New logo at WRXL.com or 1021THEX.com. It looks highly PLAIN. Get a grip Lassman.
 

Dan_Evans (Dan_Evans)
Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 11:19 am:   

Note to Thor....WXGI will still be the lowest rated country station in town. As for the new staff coming to 102.1 The X...well it's good to have a alternative rock feud back in town, i am just sad to see that a legendary station was the victum for it. I would rather had seen 107.3 change up and give y101 a run for it's money. For the X I would love to hear more obscure 80's material like the cult the church you know stuff that y101 plays once in a blue moon. ALso get Lucas and Casey and BT back...those are great jocks who know the business very well. God bless us all
 

Ambulancechaser (Ambulancechaser)
Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 12:17 pm:   

Mark, the new logo looks like crap. It's the suckiest suck that's ever sucked. They've turned something distinctively "Richmond" into nothing in particular.
 

Ambulancechaser (Ambulancechaser)
Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 12:22 pm:   

By the way: I wish there was a Richmond equivalent of Don & Mike. They'd have an absolute _field day_ with this.

Which reminds me...Maybe, uh, 102.1 the X could do something good and cut away from the active rock from, say, 3-7 every weekday and give the good people of Richmond an entertaining and quasi-intelligent local drive time hot talk show. Never gonna happen, right?

(CC's got one right now, I suppose, but Allen Price is neither entertaining nor intelligent.)
 

Frank_Dreben (Frank_Dreben)
Posted on Saturday, September 14, 2002 - 07:30 am:   

So what about the rumor on vartv.com that the XL thing is just a hoax? on 9-10 they said:
"In fact, XL is planning a whole format flip scare come Friday the 13th and will even go jockless."

So I guess this is not a "scare" and is the real thing? (especially since people lost their jobs)

And I do have to agree with Thor about XL... But maybe, just maybe, they can re-invent themselves into something better.
 

Thor is Thor (Thor)
Posted on Saturday, September 14, 2002 - 09:32 am:   

First, Thor is sad people lost gigs, but Lucas will be just fine, he was just promoted to manager of soft drinks at the WaWa store on Rt 10 near Chester. As for 102.1 or whatever it is, don't get your hopes up about it doing well, remember who runs it and who owns it. Also, let this serve as a warning for all "legendary" stations, like WRVA, Q-94 and others across the USA owned by CC. If they can flip a station with 30 years of heritage, Thor knows they can flip yours too. Thor has spoken, Thor is wise, Thor is brave, Thor is pulling wings off bugs right now.
 

Thor is Thor (Thor)
Posted on Saturday, September 14, 2002 - 10:23 pm:   

Thor laughs: WRXL was around for 30 years and all it got was the following in the paper:Fact is, that's all it deserved. The station never did anything good over the years and Thor was very happy to have kicked its ••• over the years as well. Here's to you XL, Thor had lots of laughs using you as a whipped dog.

XL102 Changes to 'New Rock'


Sep 13, 2002



Out with the old and in with the new. That was the motto yesterday for WRXL (102.1 FM) as the station dumped its classic rock format to become New Rock 102.1, The X.

Included in its first hour were the Beastie Boys' "You Gotta Fight," Hoobastank's "Running Away," Incubus' "Wish You Were Here," Pearl Jam's "Black" and Creed's "One Last Breath."

"We found that the rock market was flat and that there was an opportunity to capture a market not yet tapped," said John Lassman, WRXL's program director.

According to Lassman, The X will feature DJs. At present, however, the station is concentrating on music.

The format change comes three weeks after the station lost its morning show from Dee Snider. Snider's contract wasn't renewed by Clear Channel Communications, WRXL's parent company.

A new morning show hasn't been announced but radio insiders say the likely replacement is "Elliot in the Morning," produced by Clear Channel's WWDC-FM in Washington.


Thor has spoken, Thor is brave, Thor is wise, Thor says, big deal.
 

Dan_Evans (Dan_Evans)
Posted on Saturday, September 14, 2002 - 10:47 pm:   

Well thor made sense with ONE thing. If CC can flip over one heritage station it could to that to others. Note to John Lassman, want to beat Y101 play 80's retro cuts like WVGO used to do back in the day. How about a retro lunch hour like a flashback cafe maybe. Anyway folks i will talk to you later. God bless us all
 

Ambulancechaser (Ambulancechaser)
Posted on Monday, September 23, 2002 - 09:34 am:   

Wasn't the straight dope that Elliot was supposed to start on 102.1 the CRAP this morning, the 23d? Well, I tuned in at 8:45 am, and got "Come Out and Play" by the Offspring.

Any new news re: Elliot?
 

Mark (Mark)
Posted on Monday, September 23, 2002 - 11:19 am:   

John probably forgot to hit the "go" button. Elliot will probably debut at a later date. Their website is up at 1021thex.com. It's not much of nothing, everything is "under construction". As far as I know, Casey is still MD, B.T. is still in afternoons, but Lucas Foxx is out.

I don't think The X will beat Y in the long run. Y101 has made a name as the leader in Alternative Rock, XL was the leader in ROCK. They should've
gone Active with something like, "this is the new sound of XL102" or something.
 

Frank_Dreben (Frank_Dreben)
Posted on Monday, September 23, 2002 - 02:46 pm:   

I agree, Mark, except for one thing...
XL, oops, I mean The X has a great signal and Y101 has a crappy signal. Loyalty vs. clarity.
 

Thor is Thor (Thor)
Posted on Monday, September 23, 2002 - 07:23 pm:   

Thor agress with Frankie, 140,000 watts beats 6,000 every time. It's just a matter of time. Thor hoped the people at Cox are renting and not buying. Thor has spoken, Thor is wise, Thor is brave, Thor is clipping her toenails right now.
 

Dan_Evans (Dan_Evans)
Posted on Monday, September 23, 2002 - 10:49 pm:   

Yes y101 is proven to be a good new rock station, but if cox wants to beat 102.1the X they need to boost up the wattage with a new frequency. 6,000 watts from where the tower is does not last outside glen allen. If the X wants to compete besides the no static gig they need to realize that maybe playing more than Fight For Your Right to Party in the 80's file might boost up ratings, don't get me wrong I love the Beastie Boys but there was more alternative rock in the 80's besides that one song. God bless and hey thor we could care less about your toe nails.
 

Johnny_Young (Johnny_Young)
Posted on Monday, September 23, 2002 - 11:42 pm:   

As posted on All Access:

SHOCKER! Due to budgetary cuts CLEAR CHANNEL Alternative WRXL (NEW ROCK 102.1 THE X)/RICHMOND PD JOHN LASSMAN is out. Reach LASSMAN at (804) 364-8778.

All I can say is, Isn't it ironic?
 

Anonymous
Posted on Monday, September 23, 2002 - 11:57 pm:   

Well, all I can say is, he got his, didn't he?
 

Anonymous
Posted on Tuesday, September 24, 2002 - 12:52 am:   

Well John Lassman is out of a job. Guess CC decided to ax the poor guy. Sorry you lost your job John but after what happened to Jeff Beck and Jeff McKee and the rest of the staff you ran off or fired can you blame us the richmond radio fans for being somewhat happy that your karma went bad. Good luck in the future
 

Mark (Mark)
Posted on Tuesday, September 24, 2002 - 08:45 am:   

So now what is The X supposed to do now? They are left without a leader and are not even a month into their new direction. Could've did this a month ago CC when we still had XL102.
 

Mark (Mark)
Posted on Tuesday, September 24, 2002 - 11:26 am:   

Elliot is coming for sure.

DC101 PD Buddy Rizer is helping Cahill with The X, and now Casey is the general of XL102. Elliot will probably debut in a week or two.

They should've kept the XL name like when DC101 went to Alternative. It's a household name: why throw it away?

Lassman: tough luck. That's what CC gets for hiring someone with little programming skills.
 

Anonymous
Posted on Tuesday, September 24, 2002 - 02:05 pm:   

And Zero personal skills.
 

Mark (Mark)
Posted on Tuesday, September 24, 2002 - 02:52 pm:   

Also, imagine M&M going for an "identity change" and be renamed "The M" or (as 'Chaser said a while back) DC101 changing its name to 101.1 The D.
 

Ambulancechaser (Ambulancechaser)
Posted on Wednesday, September 25, 2002 - 09:24 am:   

Do radio stations go through "mid-life crises"? Which is to say, perhaps WRXL got a little staid (not staind) doing the old-schooly, hard rock mix and bought a 45 year-old's Porsche by going alternative. Sort of like when WRNL went to WRVH/Don & Mike/Ferrall hot talk for two months, then went back to good old boring sports radio WRNL. Maybe WRXL will be back to XL102 and be playing The Scorpions again soon enough?
 

4dalejr (4dalejr)
Posted on Wednesday, September 25, 2002 - 01:09 pm:   

And OZZY? I can't stand not hearing Ozzy anymore. I mean, I know Ozzy is not new rock but he did have a CD come out in 2001 and has a great tour every year. The Osbournes is very popular...But please, when did EMINEM and the BEASTIE BOYZ become new rock or even rock for that matter. If they can play those why can't they still play Ozzy (new stuff)/Aerosmith (new stuff)/Def Leppard (new stuff-yes they have a new CD for 2202). Where are we going to hear that stuff? I guess I'll continue to listen to XM41-The Boneyard. (XM Satellite radio). They play all the "new rock" WITHOUT Eminem and Beastie Boys and still have the guts to play Ozzy.

Sorry Lassman...you ruined XL.
 

4dalejr (4dalejr)
Posted on Wednesday, September 25, 2002 - 01:11 pm:   

I meant Def Leppard has a new CD for 2002. See what happens when I get excited, I type too fast for my fingers. :)
 

Mark (Mark)
Posted on Wednesday, September 25, 2002 - 03:07 pm:   

Unfortunately Chaser, I think this is here to stay. Y101 might tweak a little bit. I could forsee:

PD Mike Murphy giving up his slot to focus more on Y101, and Charlie could have a slot. But Charlie is the PD (Promotions Director) and that could interfere with his day-to-day operations.

But if that wouldn't:

6-10am: Lex & Terry
Cox Radio Station, L&T are Cox Radio syndication. Makes perfect sense. Gives Y101 that 18-49 male demo they need to beat Elliot at The X.

10am-3pm: Charlie

or 10am-12noon: Charlie
12noon-3pm: Mike Murphy

3-7pm: Keith Dakin
7-11pm: Chris Centore
11pm-2am: Johnny Young

As for 102.1 The X:
B.T. doesn't fit that Alternative lifestyle. If they would've went Active, he would've been perfect as he was in the Mainstream Rock days. But, things don't go as they should. Buddy Rizer (DC101 PD) should get things back in order here in the Capital City. As bad as I want him to re-instate the XL102 name, it's kinda hard right now for him to do that. We'll probably see Roche from DC101 voicetracking nights or one of DC101's weekenders to make the move to Richmond.

Don't you all think we need a new ampitheatre? A good 14,500 or 15,000 seat ampitheatre with a nice lawn area. Do you think the Canal area would be a good place, or would surburbia (Chesterfield, Short Pump) be the best place for the ampitheatre.
 

Anonymous
Posted on Wednesday, September 25, 2002 - 03:53 pm:   

NEW ROCK 102.1 THE X was playing the Dave Matthews single "Where Are You Going". . . previously heard only on B103 and Q94. I would not call that ROCK either. What a load of crap.
 

4dalejr (4dalejr)
Posted on Thursday, September 26, 2002 - 09:58 am:   

It's all a load of crap. Nowhere to hear current "rock". Ozzy, Aerosmith, Def Leppard, Dokken, Static-X, Slipknot, and/or Soil. All of these bands have had CDs come out in the past year, some even newer than that. So no more Mike Murphy on Y101? I like him, he's not so cocky, like Chris Centore. I called one night and asked him to play Soil and he said he wasn't playing them because they SUCKED. Whether or not he likes them should not dictate what they play. I say move Johnny Young to a better time slot. Put Centore on midnights, don't like him.
 

Mark (Mark)
Posted on Thursday, September 26, 2002 - 02:10 pm:   

No Keith Dakin is doing something, like Jury Duty I heard him say yesterday during his show. He said he would be back Monday I believe.

NEW ROCK 102.1 THE X should've did this on that Friday at 6:

"Welcome to the new era of XL102" and played some music clips from System of a Down, KoRN, Disturbed, Ozzy, and hard rock like that, and went Active. NASCAR does not sound good on an Alternative station, and then announce Elliot as the new morning man.
 

Johnny_Young (Johnny_Young)
Posted on Thursday, September 26, 2002 - 11:29 pm:   

Hey Mark,

Just wanted to say thanks for including me in your opinion for the Y101 line up. Good to hear that someone still knows who I am.

Also I wanted to ask this question to the general public. This is just to satisfy my own curiosity.

Does anyone out there think that an Active Rock Station would have a chance in Richmond or is that a hopeless cause? See, I've been told that "research" shows that it would fail miserably. But I wanted to hear what you guys thought.

Thanks for the good word from 4dalejr! You must know my taste in music. You can't hear it on the radio, but I'm jammin' the new Ozzy in my car almost every day. The latest Static-X cd is amazing and Soil's latest has more real emotion in it than any so called "Emo" band could ever muster up.

Ok I'm off my soap box now. thanks for letting me vent.

Johnny
 

Ambulancechaser (Ambulancechaser)
Posted on Friday, September 27, 2002 - 09:51 am:   

Mark wrote:
Don't you all think we need a new ampitheatre? A good 14,500 or 15,000 seat ampitheatre with a nice lawn area. Do you think the Canal area would be a good place, or would surburbia (Chesterfield, Short Pump) be the best place for the ampitheatre.

Do we really need a new one? And what's the capacity of the current? Off the cuff, I'd think 15,000 is sort of big for our market, but then, I'm basing that more off expectations for sporting events.

As to where to put it, well, according to today's paper, there's a nice piece of unused land up for sale. :)

Seriously, though, I would put it somewhere like the aborted Motorola site. I'd put it just west of Route 288, because that's mainly undeveloped area and 288 will be a highly accessible beltway bypass. I'd prefer the Short Pump side of 288, since it's close to I-64 as well. Midlothian is rather set in (i.e., ~15 miles from I-95 to the south, will be ~15 miles from I-64 in the west. If it's in suburbia, it's gotta be close to an interstate highway, like Wolf Trap is pretty close to I-66 or Meriweather Post is off the I-495 Beltway.

I would design it sort of like Wolf Trap/Meriweather Post, set in the woods, lots of trees, etc etc.

I don't think it would work near the Canal area, especially since the new Cordish project will take up a lot of available space.
 

Mark (Mark)
Posted on Friday, September 27, 2002 - 11:02 am:   

That Cordish project is going to be a beauty. Have you seen the Power Plant in Baltimore? Cordish knows what they're doing. Hopefully this won't flop. What about all of those abondoned buildings in the middle of Bottoms Up and La Differance? I thought someone would do something with that by now. I would demolish them, and turn them into a Harborfront/Galleria type thing (you know, the mini-malls on the Inner Harbor). And why isn't there a Hooters downtown? Almost every vibrant and upbeat downtown area has a Hooters like them or not.

And about the ampitheatre...

I would also say Short Pump, and set seats around 12,500, and with lawn space, I'd say 14,000. I would name it something like the "Sprint PCS Pavillion at Short Pump" or something like that.

One last thing...

Johnny, good work at Y. We still know who you are. And everyone knows how I feel about Active Rock. WE NEED ONE! :)
 

Anonymous
Posted on Saturday, September 28, 2002 - 02:09 am:   

Y101 and new rock 102.1 the X want to fight for a alternative audience and all i can say is that they both are worthless. Is there a staion that plays stuff like the chruch the cure smiths rem u2 you know 80's alternative. Yes Y101 and 102.1 there is more than fight for your right to party from the 80's. Yes i do like dusturbed slaiva nickleback and staind but the 80's ruled out here with WVMX. Oh well
 

Dan_Evans (Dan_Evans)
Posted on Saturday, September 28, 2002 - 03:19 pm:   

Hey folks, does anyone know when Elliot is actually going to arrive here in town for am drive because I am willing to give him a shot. The X is like y101 with a 4 hour delay. As i can tell, they are leaving my 80's alternative fix to basically aol 80's alternative station or B103 or star 107 out here in richmond. If short pump is proposed for a concert venue it will be met with the not in my backyard mentality. Hey cool thing here, thor is quiet for once, maybe she finally realized that she needs to go back to work at the only place she was happy, that being Wa-Wa on route 1 near virginia center commons. God Bless us all.
 

Thor is Thor (Thor)
Posted on Saturday, September 28, 2002 - 03:43 pm:   

Thor is not silent, Thor has been reading the morons on this silly little board. WOW, a concert venue in Short Pump, why not in Bottoms Bridge, or at the Intersection of Robious and RT 522, morons, like anyone cares. All of the crying about one of the consistantly bad radio stations in the country XL 102, Thor thanks God that format was changed, they sucked for 30 years starting with the old Rust Communications days (bet you butt heads didn't know the original owners name). Thor does not think the X is any better, the 102.1 frequency is haunted and will always suck. Thor has spoken, Thor is wise, Thor is brave, thor is not silent.
 

Ambulancechaser (Ambulancechaser)
Posted on Saturday, September 28, 2002 - 08:08 pm:   

Not to switch the subject, but are there more changes in store for 990? I tuned in to about the last 20 minutes of Jim Jacobs' show yesterday, and he was taking callers basically regarding whether they liked "Imus in the Morning" or not. I didn't catch the context of the discussion, but since a few callers said they'd prefer local programming in the morning, I'd guess the general subject was "What should we do with Imus?"

Maybe they're gearing up for 1480's launch and just getting the lay of the (radio) land. Anyone know about this?

BTW, I wasn't here when 4M's "The Source" all-news station was on, but was it that big a failure? I know Richmond ain't Washington, but all-news WTOP is huge up there, granting that it's on both FM and AM. Does WRVA basically fill this role here? Would all-news be a terrible idea for 1480? I've got to say another all-sports station doesn't really excite me....
 

4dalejr (4dalejr)
Posted on Monday, September 30, 2002 - 08:47 pm:   

May I ask a stupid question? I want to know what you all mean by "active" station? (yes, I am blonde)... ;)

Johnny Young--you are the best DJ on Y101. You are also the only one who never yelled at me when I begged you for Ozzy. Yes, I am the woman who always called for Ozzy...As popular as the Osbournes was and will be with their new seaon, you'd think someone (Y101) would want to benefit from it....just my opinion.
 

Anonymous
Posted on Monday, September 30, 2002 - 10:08 pm:   

Hey...Dale Jr sucks.
 

Mark (Mark)
Posted on Friday, October 04, 2002 - 02:01 pm:   

Just in from All Access:

CLEAR CHANNEL Alternative WRXL (NEW ROCK 102.1 THE X)/RICHMOND afternooner BRANDON TERRY (BT) will not be retained. NEW ROCK 102.1 has been running jockless since its flip from Rock to Alternative last month.

BT said, "CLEAR CHANNEL is a world class organization, and they have treated me like an important member of the team, but sometimes you aren't a part of the vision and such is the case with `NEW ROCK 102.1 THE X.'" BT will continue to help acting PD CASEY KRUKOWSKI in the transition while he looks for another gig.

BT will also continue to voicetrack nights on WACL (98 ROCK)/HARRISBURG, VA and afternoons on WQFX (99.3 THE FOX)/WINCHESTER, VA for the time being. Reach out to BRANDON at (804) ###-#### or e-mail brandonterry2@clearchannel.com.

Tough break. The X will REALLY start from scratch now. Casey is the last remnant of the old XL.

Elliot is expected to start VERY soon on 'RXL.
 

Anonymous
Posted on Friday, October 04, 2002 - 06:13 pm:   

Casey has been there about a year. And he was hired after the original clean out. Does he really qualify as a remnant of the "old XL?"
 

Ambulancechaser (Ambulancechaser)
Posted on Friday, October 04, 2002 - 06:44 pm:   

Not to speak for Mark, but I think he was referring to the "old" and rightful incarnation of WRXL 102.1-FM, XL102. Not this 102.1, the X crap.
 

Ambulancechaser (Ambulancechaser)
Posted on Friday, October 04, 2002 - 07:00 pm:   

Idea for WRNL

Listening to some of the "Redskins Review" (with Max and Mark, iirc; they're a good team) last night and this moring reading an item on dcrtv about the Sports Junkies possibly moving to WHFS jogged my memory of what I think SportsRadio 910 should do in afternoon drive.

1. Get rid of Maniscalco.
2. Do a 2 or 3-guy free form, sports and other stuff hot talk drive time show in the mold of the Junks.

I know some people familiar with the Junks reduce them down to the level of 4 immature guys interrupting each other and using an almost foreign (Bowie, MD) lingo. That's true. And Sports Junkies imitators (such as "Those Sports Guys" on 1300 JFKJr. in Baltimore) tend to be terrible. But the fact is, a well-done Junks-style show is very entertaining and could tap into a currently (pretty much) inaccessible genre in Richmond--young male hot talk. (No offense to Jim Jacobs or Allen Price. Well, actually lots of offense to Allen Price. No offense to Jacobs.)

Maniscalco (from what little I tune in) tries the "guy talk" stuff, but there's a certain...I don't know what...about it. It's "guy stuff," but it's irrelevant to anything other than a "sports nut" mindset. The kind of thing I scan espn.com and the like for. I don't need some local radio hack telling me what the problems of the Minnesota Vikings offensive line are.

What I'm thinking of, instead, is _entertainment._ A little edgier, a little cooler, a little more potential to grab more than 0.8 ratings. If WRNL doesn't do it, I think the new Radio Richmond 1480 should. Maybe Big Al in the mornings for the locals, sports hot talk in afternoon drive. Comments?
 

Johnny_Young (Johnny_Young)
Posted on Saturday, October 05, 2002 - 10:39 pm:   

As posted on the FMQB website:

It’s Official: Elliot in the Morning Simulcasts Start Monday on WRXL/Richmond

WRXL/Richmond finally has a new morning show to go with its new Modern Rock format. Confirming an earlier report by FMQB, "New Rock 102.1 – The X" announced it will simulcast Elliot in the Morning from Clear Channel sister DC101/Washington, beginning Monday (10/7). "We‘re looking at this as two radio stations sharing the same morning show," DC101 PD and WRXL Brand Manager Buddy Rizer told FMQB. "We’ll be doing promotions in both cities and following the same game-plan in Richmond that made this one of the biggest shows in Washington." Look for The X to wage an aggressive, street-wise marketing and promotional campaign for its new show, and for morning ringleader Elliot Segal to talk about goings-on in both markets. In other ’RXL news, afternoon host Brandon Terry has exited. He can be reached at (804) 421-3189 or, until November 29, at brandonterry2@clearchannel.com.
 

Dan_Evans (Dan_Evans)
Posted on Monday, October 07, 2002 - 10:00 am:   

Well I have heard Elliot and all I can say is it is a fun show to listen to. Sure it's not Stern and it is not local but Clear Channel has given us a good morning show. If this is what I can look forward to in the morning the X has me until 10am after that however it's back to my retro 80's alternative.
 

Ambulancechaser (Ambulancechaser)
Posted on Monday, October 07, 2002 - 03:27 pm:   

Agreed. The show was good today, a little better than I remember it when I was in DC. I was thinking about how conversational the show is, much in contrast of Dee Snyder Radio, which sounded canned and forced (and, my God, Dee Snyder's voice! and a syndicated show out of Hartford???!!)

I liked the riff on the Greek wedding. Elliot had me going for a sec when he went off on what he thought was going on with the iconography (I'm Greek), but pulled it out without much offense. And it was all in good humor, anyway.

Gotta get my NPR fix (need to know what's going on in the world), but Elliot's in heavy play with me. Imus is gone in my car now.
 

Mark (Mark)
Posted on Monday, October 07, 2002 - 03:43 pm:   

Elliot's show was good today. I enjoyed it today, it was a little better than he was at DC101 only. Also, it was neat that Diane gave out forecasts for Richmond.

Elliot will be #1.
 

Ambulancechaser (Ambulancechaser)
Posted on Monday, October 07, 2002 - 04:16 pm:   

You mean, #1 overall or #1 in the O&A #1 demos...? Sorry. :)
 

4dalejr (4dalejr)
Posted on Tuesday, October 08, 2002 - 05:49 pm:   

I just started a new job and have to be at work well before Elliott comes on. Maybe one day when I get a day off, I'll be able to tune in too. I was so excited to hear Casey back on the air until 2:00 p.m. I am glad to hear positive reviews for the new morning show. Now if we could just get them to throw some Ozzy in every now and then...
 

Mark (Mark)
Posted on Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 10:11 am:   

#1 in the O&A demos :)

Nah, I just think he'll be a success overall. I believe LeeAnn from DC101 is/was VTing 2-6pm slot until they find a definite replacement.

Elliot ripped on Billy Surf and Bill Bevins Tuesday morning. He called Q94 a "faggy Top 40 station" and called Bill Bevins a "old washed up has-been. Oh yeah, we might as well call him Richmond's Jack Diamond." It was hilarious to hear Elliot rip on his "co-workers".
 

Ambulancechaser (Ambulancechaser)
Posted on Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 04:18 pm:   

Poor Bill Bevins; I can think of no greater professional insult than being compared to Jack Diamond.

Isn't it sort of odd to pick on out-of-market local DJs, to say nothing of when these local hacks work for your own radio group? Of course, since CC _is_ pretty much Richmond radio, it's hard to pick targets.

Don't get me wrong, Elliot is very good. But nobody provokes a DJ war (not that that would be Elliot's intention) like D&M.

[Off-topic] Did you hear that Bill O'Reilly is starting middays on WJFK? That's stupid! Why get rid of Liddy in the first place? Liddy and O'Reilly are both conservative politistas, but at least Liddy had his insanity and an independent breadth of knowledge going for him. [/Off-topic]
 

Anonymous
Posted on Saturday, October 12, 2002 - 01:56 pm:   

It is not Leann on in the afternoons it is Chaz, I found out that she is vting out of how bizarre is this, Radio 104.

She is just on untill they have a replacement
 

Mark (Mark)
Posted on Tuesday, October 15, 2002 - 02:48 pm:   

If I could stray away from Richmond for a minute...

WJFK has and is changed their lineup. Middays is now filled with Bill O' Reilly and a D&M best-of.
And now speculation is that the Sports Junkies are shifting to 99.1 WHFS, DC's KROQ, but should be doing better than it is.

If I was running JFK:

6-11am: Howard Stern
11am-3pm: G. Gordon Liddy (it would crush 'TNT)
3-7pm: Don & Mike
7-11pm: The Sports Junkies
11pm-3am: Ron & Fez
3-6am: D&M Replay

JFK always never seemed to be the "hottest" of hot talk station.
 

Ambulancechaser (Ambulancechaser)
Posted on Tuesday, October 15, 2002 - 08:39 pm:   

Mark, I basically agree with you re: 'JFK. (See 2-3 posts above.) The lineup you propose is basically what they had prior to Labor Day 2001 (before the "4 heads in a duffle bag"). I don't mind O'Reilly all that much, even as the marginal liberal that I am; I just find Liddy pretty entertaining. BTW, straying even farther from Richmond, it looks like WNEW is dropping talk, so maybe Ron & Fez are being kicked to the curb too.

Just to get a Richmond point in, uh....., okay. "Tech Talk Tuesday" on WRNL sucks, I mean, incredibly sucks. "Hokie J.E." (aka "Jeff in Richmond" from the Rome show) has got to be the most annoying Richmond radio personality, definitely now that Dee Snider's gone.
 

Mark (Mark)
Posted on Friday, October 18, 2002 - 08:43 am:   

I heard that show once, and Jeff From Richmond sounds worse clear than he does over the phone talkin' smack with Rome and Maniscalco.

102.1 THE X will debut their new evening show, The Eric Show, on Monday. Eric Olson is the host. Anybody knows where he's from?
 

Mark (Mark)
Posted on Friday, October 18, 2002 - 11:03 am:   

As most of you already know, TRAVIS DYLAN is returning to Q94, inbound from Roanoke's K92.

I always thought K92 was a better CHR than our Q94. Has high-energy, has to lean Rhythmic (WJJS is no longer CHR/R, is a regular ol' Clear Channel CHR/Pop).

It has a better morning show (Danny & Zack are two former major-market jocks now at K92) than "Surf's Up In The Morning" (in a medium-market, but sounds very small market). I'd try to lure Danny & Zack away from K92 if I was Q94. Heck, you've already taken the afternoon jock, why not make it a two-for-1 and take the morning show with Travis?

Seriously, I don't think Danny & Zack prefer to work for Clear Channel.

One last thing: I think Casey is VTing his shift. Lines always busy at The X, even during his shift.